AFLAC INC (AFL) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:AFL - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US0010551028 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, AFL scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. AFL scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, AFL is a bad performer in the overall market: 63% of all stocks are doing better.
AFL has an average volume of 2272710 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
AFL is part of the Insurance industry. There are 145 other stocks in this industry, AFL did better than 48% of them.
AFL is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so AFL is lagging the market.
In the last month AFL has a been trading in a tight range between 100.58 and 106.48.
AFL has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a support zone below the current price at 100.61, a Stop Loss order could be placed below this zone.
More info and screens
98.77
116.41
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 99.77 to 100.37. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the daily time frame.
4 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 100.61 to 100.99. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 102.90 to 106.82. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @109.40 from a trend line in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 115.26 to 115.26. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The long term trend for AFL is down. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The short term trend for AFL is down. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 37.31 | NEUTRAL | AFL is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AFL is below a declining SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AFL is below a declining SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | DOWN | NEGATIVE | The current price of AFL is below a declining SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 40.49 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for AFL is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | -0.26 | NEGATIVE | The MACD value suggests AFL has a negative trend. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 13.9 | OVERSOLD | The low Stochastics value suggests AFL may be oversold. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 1.7 | LOW VOLATILITY | The low ATR as a percentage value for AFL suggests low volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 27.42 | POSITIVE | The high ADX value value for AFL suggests a strong trend. |
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
NYSE:AFL (7/16/2025, 12:12:06 PM)
100.527
-0.09 (-0.09%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryInsurance
Performance
% Chg-0.09%
1 Week-2.54%
2 Weeks-4.59%
1 Month-1.53%
3 Month-6.35%
6 Month-5.51%
12 Month8.3%
2 Year39.09%
3 Year75.6%
5 Year182.88%
10 Year57.1%
15 Year104.55%
Volatility
ATR(14)1.69
ATR(20)%1.7%
ATR Inc18.65%
Range Today1.22
ADR(20)1.66
ADR(20)%1.65%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS37.31
Mansfield-1.19
10 Day High106.48
10 Day Low100.58
20 Day High106.48
20 Day Low100.58
52 Week High115.5
52 Week Low93
CS1 End100.61
CR1 Start100.99
Volume & EV
DER(3)-0.87%
DER(5)0.48%
Volume491.22K
Volume Incr-36.74%
Vol(5)1.78M
Vol(50)2.27M